The Merton Collection

ID: DCD34134 (EAN: 801918341342)  | 1 CD | DDD
Vydano: 2013

LABEL:

DELPHIAN RECORDS

Podkolekce:

Organ

Dal informace:

Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Anna Steppler, organ
Peter Phillips & Benamin Nicholas, conductors

Track listing

1. Magnificat (Merton College Service)
2. Nunc dimittis (Merton College Service)
Eriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
3. Veni Sancte Spiritus/Veni Creator
John Dunstaple (c.1390-1453)
4. Libera nos, salva nos I
John Sheppard (c.1515-1558)
5. The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
6. There is an old belief
Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
7. Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles
William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
8. This is the record of John
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
9. Veni sponsa Christi
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
10.Hear my prayer, O Lord
11.Remember not, Lord, our offences
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
12.Valiant-for-truth
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
13.Justorum animae
14.Beati quorum via
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
15.Magnificat (Second Service ‘in F fa ut’)
16.Nunc dimittis (Second Service ‘in F fa ut’)
William Mundy (c.1529-1591)
17. Beati quorum via
James Lavino (b. 1973)
18.Lord, let me know mine end
Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
19.Sacred Origins
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

Tracks 1-2, 15-16, 17 & 19 are premiere recordings

Total playing time [74:04]

In 2014, Merton College in Oxford celebrates its 750th year. Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips’ specially conceived programme journeys through three quarters of a millennium of choral repertoire. Not just a demonstration of this accomplished ensemble’s versatility, the recording also provides a bird’s-eye view of some important moments in musical history, and features two composers - John Dunstaple and Lennox Berkeley - associated with the College as well as three works specially commissioned for the anniversary celebrations. The choir, a relatively recent addition to this illustrious college’s complement of treasures, gives stylish and committed performances in the famous acoustic of Merton’s chapel.

'exquisitely sung'
- Sunday Times

'the new Merton College Choir has leap-frogged its way almost to the top of the collegiate choral pile''
- BBC Online